Carers of older people with dementia: Assessment and the Carers Act

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 151-158

  Seddon, Diane ^a   Robinson, Catherine A ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Care management; Carers; Carers act; Dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WALES;

EID: 0035346738     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2001.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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